Kevin Walter
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Receiving Stats (WR / TE)
| Year | Team | Games | Rec | Targets | Rec Yds | TDs | YAC | 1st Downs | Fumbles | Fantasy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | HOU | 16 | 41 | 68 | 518 | 2 | 94 | 27 | 0 | 64 |
| 2011 | HOU | 15 | 39 | 59 | 474 | 3 | 130 | 26 | 0 | 65 |
| 2010 | HOU | 14 | 51 | 80 | 621 | 5 | 131 | 33 | 0 | 92 |
| 2009 | HOU | 14 | 53 | 70 | 611 | 2 | 128 | 33 | 0 | 76 |
| 2008 | HOU | 16 | 60 | 60 | 899 | 8 | 306 | 39 | 0 | 140 |
| 2007 | HOU | 15 | 65 | 65 | 800 | 4 | 295 | 43 | 0 | 113 |
| 2006 | HOU | 11 | 17 | 17 | 160 | 0 | 54 | 12 | 0 | 16 |
| 2005 | CIN | 9 | 19 | 19 | 211 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
| 2004 | CIN | 6 | 8 | 8 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 2003 | CIN | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Career Summary
Kevin Walter was an Eastern Michigan wide receiver who played 10 NFL seasons with Cincinnati and Houston before signing with Tennessee in 2013.
Walter appeared in 152 NFL games with 93 starts, catching 356 passes for 4,379 yards and 25 touchdowns. His most productive season was 2008, when he recorded 60 receptions for 899 yards and eight touchdowns for Houston.
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Early Life
Walter is a native of Vernon Hills, Illinois.
The Tennessee Titans identified Vernon Hills, Illinois, as Walter's hometown when the club signed him in 2013.
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College Career
Walter finished his Eastern Michigan career as one of the program's most productive receivers.
A four-year letterwinner, Walter set school career records with 211 receptions, 2,838 receiving yards, and 20 receiving touchdowns. He earned first-team All-MAC honors as a junior and senior and was named Eastern Michigan's most valuable player in 2002.
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Path to the NFL
The New York Giants selected Walter in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL Draft, 255th overall.
The Giants waived Walter after his first training camp, and Cincinnati claimed him. He reached the Bengals' active roster during the 2003 season, spent three seasons with Cincinnati, and signed with Houston as a restricted free agent in 2006.
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NFL Career
Walter played three seasons for Cincinnati and seven for Houston, developing into a regular starter with the Texans.
Walter's breakout came in 2007, when he led Houston with 65 receptions and 800 receiving yards and scored four receiving touchdowns. He followed with career highs of 899 receiving yards and eight touchdowns in 2008. After the 2012 season, he signed a one-year contract with Tennessee and was placed on the reserve/physically unable to perform list before the 2013 season.
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Career Accomplishments
Walter produced four 50-reception seasons and three 100-yard receiving games during his NFL career.
He totaled 356 receptions for 4,379 yards and 25 touchdowns. In 2007, he became the first Texans receiver other than Andre Johnson to reach at least 60 receptions or 700 receiving yards in a season, and his 12-catch, 160-yard game against Jacksonville tied a franchise receptions record and ranked second in team history for receiving yards at the time.
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Playing Style
Walter was known as a physical, detail-oriented possession receiver whose effort also helped him in blocking and other supporting duties.
Houston coaches praised Walter's preparation, conditioning, willingness to handle physical assignments, and ability to make contested catches even without separating from defensive backs.
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Legacy
Walter left Eastern Michigan with multiple receiving records and later earned a place in the school's athletic hall of fame.
Eastern Michigan inducted Walter into its E-Club Athletic Hall of Fame in 2019, recognizing a college career that included five school records and first-team All-MAC honors in each of his final two seasons.
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Post-Career
Eastern Michigan honored Walter after his playing career with induction into the E-Club Athletic Hall of Fame in 2019.
The induction commemorated both his record-setting college production and an NFL career of 152 games, 93 starts, and 356 receptions.
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